Photography Tip: How to take AND process Infrared Photos!

13 years 1 month ago - 11 years 1 month ago #38669 by PhotographyTalk
I've seen a number of you asking about infrared photos, and the difference between using a filter and getting the conversion done to your camera. Here are a couple video's that you should find pretty helpful. The first video shows you how to take a infrared photo using a R72 filter. Now if you have converted your camera to a infrared camera, there are still some useful things to know about this type of photography, so this video will be helpful.

The 2nd video below shows you step by step how to process the photos in Photoshop!

Enjoy:
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13 years 1 month ago #38673 by Cliff
So here's a question - can you make a HDR from bracketing 3+ infrared photos together?


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13 years 1 month ago #38677 by Happy-pixel
Would be nice to see side by side comparison of IR photo with lens filter vs camera conversion. :thumbsup:


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13 years 1 month ago #38772 by Hamtastic
I'm curious on that also, does just having a filter on the camera yield the same results? I was told that the best way with infrared camera's is to have the camera converted to IR. I was thinking about getting a used camera this summer for that exact reason. Buy a inexpensive used DSLR from Craigslist, then send it off for the conversion and off I go!


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13 years 1 month ago #38795 by Watson

Happy-pixel wrote: Would be nice to see side by side comparison of IR photo with lens filter vs camera conversion. :thumbsup:


:agree: But it was still a nice video tutorial, as I have no idea how to take infrared photos.


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13 years 1 month ago #38796 by 56SN0

Cliff wrote: So here's a question - can you make a HDR from bracketing 3+ infrared photos together?


I suppose so. All you have to do, is take those 3 images with the infrared filter on, import the 3 to turn into HDR, then turn that single image into infrared as shown in the video.


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13 years 1 month ago - 13 years 1 month ago #38805 by Baydream

Hamtastic wrote: I'm curious on that also, does just having a filter on the camera yield the same results? I was told that the best way with infrared camera's is to have the camera converted to IR. I was thinking about getting a used camera this summer for that exact reason. Buy a inexpensive used DSLR from Craigslist, then send it off for the conversion and off I go!

Have a friend in Canada do that. Bought a Canon XT and sent it to Calif for conversion (about $500) and takes wonderful mural sized IR shots.

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13 years 1 month ago #38853 by Cliff

Baydream wrote:

Hamtastic wrote: I'm curious on that also, does just having a filter on the camera yield the same results? I was told that the best way with infrared camera's is to have the camera converted to IR. I was thinking about getting a used camera this summer for that exact reason. Buy a inexpensive used DSLR from Craigslist, then send it off for the conversion and off I go!

Have a friend in Canada do that. Bought a Canon XT and sent it to Calif for conversion (about $500) and takes wonderful mural sized IR shots.


Want kind of warranty do you get with that conversion?


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13 years 1 month ago #40086 by Moe
I like! :judge:


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13 years 1 month ago #40138 by Stealthy Ninja
I've never really liked infrared photos and honestly I wonder why people bother. :X

Still some people like them I suppose and each to their own. :D
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13 years 1 month ago #41413 by Jacob1977

Stealthy Ninja wrote: I've never really liked infrared photos and honestly I wonder why people bother. :X

Still some people like them I suppose and each to their own. :D


Exactly, to each their own. Personally I really like the photos. Well if you haven't noticed I have a thread up discussing getting my first IR camera :banana:


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12 years 8 months ago - 12 years 8 months ago #140182 by mkfphotosdotcom
I bought a Canon Rebel XT on ebay and sent it off to Lifepixel.com to have it converted (twice, lol). The total cost at the time was about $700. Well worth it IMO. Yes! You can take HDR with IR. Much easier to do with a converted camera, as opposed to a filter. Btw, you can't just put an IR filter on a digital camera. Won't work. Also, someone asked about a warranty. If you mean the warranty on the camera, this sort of work will void your warranty. They remove the hot mirror filter from your camera.

If you'd like to see some HDR - IR images, take a look at this photographer:
www.mitchdobrowner.com/

If you'd like to see some of the images that I've taken with my IR converted camera (they're not great; Just okay):
www.spiffypix.com/infrared

I personally love taking IR images. They make you see the natural world in a different way.
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12 years 8 months ago #140229 by robbie
Guess the videos are better than nothing,at least it gives you some info on Ir but very basic stuff.The processing is for bw,what if you want a color
image.Here is small gallery of my color Ir..
www.photographytalk.com/photo-galleries/...c=viewalbum&aid=2904


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12 years 5 months ago #181475 by TrueJon Photography
I honestly don't understand the difference between IR, B&W, or even just, low saturated images. Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me. It seems that you could create and IR effect without any filter or camera conversion. Really what is the point/

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12 years 5 months ago #181634 by mkfphotosdotcom
If you take a color image with green foliage and convert it to b/w, the leaves will be gray, not white, like IR would do.
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